bilingualism – NIU College of Education

Enseño en Español: DeKalb, Elgin enrolls teachers in new NIU course on biliteracy

September 28, 2020 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, Graduate Programs

During her years as a Cuban living in rural Galesburg, Ill., Mayra Daniel impressed on her family the need for fluency in her native tongue of Spanish. But that language was rare in this community of 35,000 in Knox County. “Few spoke

Teachers from Uruguay visit NIU, observe U.S. counterparts in DeKalb, Elgin schools

February 26, 2020 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, External and Global Programs, LEPF

Valentina González and Analia Piantanida rarely see cultural diversity in the homogenous society of Uruguay, where both are English teachers in middle schools and high schools. Coming to Illinois as part of the NIU College of Education’s Uruguay Fulbright Teachers Program, however,

Rochelle school leaders partner with NIU to identify, prepare, hire bilingual teachers

February 26, 2020 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, SEED

Jason Harper, superintendent of schools in nearby Rochelle, knows that the diversity of his community is evolving. Forty percent of the Hub City’s current population is Hispanic, a number that only will continue to rise in coming years. Harper also understands that

Research road show: Cohen, Strid collaborate with students

December 12, 2017 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, Graduate Programs, SEED

Six NIU students affiliated with the College of Education were among the presenters at the 41st Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. Recently graduated master’s student Stephanie Eller and undergraduates Lorena Flores, Autumn Gathings, Christina Poe, Raven